Vincent Aboubakar and Ivan Marcano struck for the Portuguese visitors in a nail-biting match in Germany

By Warren Haughton in Leipzig

17th October 2017, 11:05 pm

Updated: 18th October 2017, 7:47 am

RB LEIPZIG got their debut Champions League campaign up and running with a 3-2 win at home to Porto.

Goals from Willi Orban, Emil Forsberg and Jean-Kevin Augustin in a rip-roaring first half were enough for the Bundesliga side's first ever win at Europe's top table.

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Willi Orban saluted his opening goal

It was a must win game for Ralph Hasenhuttl's side and they responded by taking an early lead when Willi Orban reacted quickest when Porto keeper Jose Sa fumbled Bruma's shot.

Replays showed the Leipzig skipper was offside from the initial shot, but not one Porto player appealed.

Leipzig took control of the game and should have doubled their lead moments later when Jean-Kevin Augustin danced past two defenders but blazed his shot over the bar.

Porto hit back with a close range strike from Vincent Aboubakar.

Leipzig failed to deal with a long throw into box and the ball fell to the Cameroon striker whose neat spin and shot crept past keeper Peter Gulacsi.

And just when Porto were starting to get a foothold in the game, Liepzig went ahead again when Emil Forsberg enhanced his growing reputation with a well worked goal after combining with Marcel Sabitzer.